得道梯橙錫杖經 1.9

1.9

「為持禁戒、忍辱、禪定、一心不亂、常修福業、無時懈怠，如救頭然，故曰德杖。

"Because they uphold the prohibitive precepts, patience, and meditative concentration with undivided and undisturbed minds, constantly cultivate meritorious karma, and are never indolent, acting as if saving their own heads from fire, it is called the staff of virtue.